by Cassandra Drudi

Indigo receives offer to go private

Indigo Books and Music has received an offer to go private. Indigo announced on Feb. 1 that Trilogy Retail Holdings Inc. and Trilogy Investments I.P. – personal holdings companies of Indigo board member Gerald W. ... Read More »

February 5, 2024

Rights Deals: Karma Brown, Sheryl Azzam + eight more

By Cassandra Drudi

Simon & Schuster Canada senior editor Brittany Lavery has acquired North American rights to Karma Brown’s The Christmas Cure, to be written under the name Kristine Winters. The novel is described as a cozy, charming ... Read More »

February 5, 2024

Rights Deals: Harry Malcolmson, Charlene Smith + two more

By Cassandra Drudi

University of Toronto Press’s Jennifer DiDomenico has acquired world rights to Harry Malcolmson’s The Scene. The nonfiction book is described as a lived account of the dramatic 1960s emergence of a Toronto art scene that ... Read More »

February 1, 2024

Meghan Macdonald named publisher of Dundurn Press

By Cassandra Drudi

Dundurn Press has a new publisher. Meghan Macdonald, who joined the independent publisher in June 2022 as manager of publishing operations, has assumed the role of publisher, or chief publishing officer, as of February 1. ... Read More »

February 1, 2024

2024 Spring Preview: Fiction

By Cassandra Drudi

Over the course of three instalments, Q&Q presents the titles we’re most excited about this spring. This week’s instalment features novels and graphic novels. Short fiction and poetry will be featured next week, with nonfiction ... Read More »

January 31, 2024

Jen Sookfong Lee, Eden Robinson on Carol Shields Prize jury

By Cassandra Drudi

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction has announced the five writers who will serve as the jury for this year's award. The annual award, now in its second year, awards $200,000 (U.S.) in prize money ... Read More »

January 31, 2024

Adeena Karasick, Ian Keteku win inaugural LCP Spoken Word Award

By Cassandra Drudi

Poets Adeena Karasick and Ian Keteku have won the inaugural League of Canadian Poets Spoken Word Award. The annual award celebrates the wide range of styles within the spoken word genre, “from dub poetry to ... Read More »

January 31, 2024

Don Gillmor and Christine Lai longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize

By Cassandra Drudi

Canadian novelists Don Gillmor and Christine Lai have been longlisted for the second annual Republic of Consciousness Prize. The prize celebrates the commitment of small presses in Canada and the U.S. to literary merit, and ... Read More »

January 31, 2024

Login to launch new print-on-demand service

By Cassandra Drudi

Winnipeg-based book distributor Login Canada is launching a new print-on-demand service this spring. Login POD will launch in April. The print-on-demand, warehousing, and delivery system will be based at Login's headquarters and distribution centre in ... Read More »

January 29, 2024

Rights Deals: Jaime Burnet, Jen Agg + one more

By Cassandra Drudi

Vagrant Press managing editor Whitney Moran has acquired world rights to Thomas Head Raddall Fiction Award–shortlisted author Jaime Burnet’s milktooth. The novel is described as a raw and glimmering work of literary fiction that explores ... Read More »

January 25, 2024

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Indigo receives offer to go private

Rights Deals: Karma Brown, Sheryl Azzam + eight more

Rights Deals: Harry Malcolmson, Charlene Smith + two more

Meghan Macdonald named publisher of Dundurn Press

2024 Spring Preview: Fiction

Jen Sookfong Lee, Eden Robinson on Carol Shields Prize jury

Adeena Karasick, Ian Keteku win inaugural LCP Spoken Word Award

Don Gillmor and Christine Lai longlisted for Republic of Consciousness Prize

Rights Deals: Jaime Burnet, Jen Agg + one more

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